Aria's POV Sage took me away from there and took me back to West den, he sat me down in the sitting room and brought in a hand towel, in which he cleaned my bruised hands, handed me a cup of water, considering it was still midnight, he had to move quietly so that Rio wouldn't wake up.“How did you know I was there?” I asked him.“Did you really think that our guard would allow you to enter the dungeon, without asking any of us?” he asked me.“Ohhh…” I muttered, it's an airtight security over there.“So you told the guard to give me access through the mind link, why did you do that?” I asked him once again.He sat down beside me, put away the towel and looked at me closely.“I did that because I understand what you've been through and I know that you need answers to your unasked question,” he said.“I know that West is yet to answer some of your questions because he believes that he's protecting you, but I think you aren't the weak type, you don't need intense protection.” “How do yo
Aria's POV “You will never find that bitch you call a mother, you and her are no different, spreading your legs for men,” the man I called a father groaned out.I was beyond furious at this point, “is there a reason as to why you are doing this?” I couldn't help but ask.“What exactly did we do to you?” I asked him, looking him in the eyes, what exactly did we do?“I thought you loved my mum, you made me believe that you love her,” I pointed out to him.He looked at me for a long time and shook his head after a while he spoke up. “Take a seat, it's high time I tell you everything.” “There were two friends named Tim and Larry, they did everything together, shared everything they owned and fought for one another, anyways Tim met a young lady, although they weren't mate but they really liked each other and they met often, which simply means, Tim and Larry weren't meeting as often again.” He took a deep breath and looked at me all over, gauging my reaction to his story.“Go on, I'm list
West POV The days ticked by at a glacial pace, each one a frustrating reminder that we were no closer to uncovering the secrets of the pack – or finding Hope, Aria's mother. I'd been keeping tabs on Bale, but every lead ended in a dead-end. Just as I was about to lose hope, a sudden buzz in my mind link broke the silence. One of our spies, embedded deep within the pack, was reaching out to me with potentially game-changing information. My heart quickened with anticipation as I opened the link, my mind racing with possibilities. “Alpha, Beta Deckard is making his move,” “Who's Deckard?” I asked.“The new Beta of crescent pack”“Where are you?” “I tailed him to his house and he's preparing to leave the pack to go and see that woman, that's what I heard in his conversation with some other of the pack people” the spy told me.“Ok, keep your eye on him and let me know where he is headed, so I can go there.”“Alpha, I suggest you get a car ready because he is going into town,” he inform
Aria's POV The look on his face gave him out immediately.“Explain it right now, West,” “There's noth…” I cut him off with the raise of my hands. “Don't do that shit with me, you're lying to my face,” I screamed at him.He looked at me assessing my mood and possibly figuring out the fact that the least thing I want right now is to be protected with lies.“Your mum was kidnapped, Aria” he said out, barely audible for my ears.My eyes shot up, I looked at him with a confused look all over my face, “what did you just say?” I couldn't help but ask. “Your mum was kidnapped,” he repeated himself.“When did this happen, who kidnapped her?” I looked at him, as he was about to open his mouth, I shook my head at him figuring out something.“Did you have a hand in this? Did you kidnap her?” I asked, looking at him scared for his response.He shook his head vehemently, “no no, I had nothing to do with this,” “Then how did you find out about this, when did you find out? You're barely even ans
Aria's POV “Aria!!” My name exploded through the air, jolting me upright. I hastily dressed and descended the stairs, only to be met with the fiery spectacle of Willow and Rio locked in a heated argument. "What's going on?" I interjected, my voice cutting through the tension. Willow's gaze swiveled towards me, her eyes blazing with indignation. "Are you seriously asking me that? You've got West dancing to your tune, and now you've got your hooks into my father and the pack members too?" she spat, her chest heaving with agitation. I exchanged a bewildered glance with Rio, then turned back to Willow, my confusion evident. "I have no idea what you're talking about," I protested, feeling my composure begin to fray. Willow's voice dripped with venom as she continued, "Don't play dumb! West is out there, rallying the pack on a wild goose chase for your mother, a woman who might as well be dead for all I care. Meanwhile, you're over here playing the innocent princess, pretending you don't k
West POV The discoveries I made this week are gut wrenching, there's so much Aria has been through, even the ones that she's not aware of.I first met with Sage and told him my plans, “are you sure about this?” He asked me, I nodded at him, “Sage, I have never been more sure, I have never seen the hollow look in her eyes in the eyes of another person, if it continues like this, then I don't think I can survive this” I told him with a forlorn look, he simply parted me in the back and said, “if you need my help in any which way, you simply have to open the mind link and reach out to me, i will coordinate and take care of the pack in your absence,” he said to me, “I appreciate Sage, but I'll try and return as soon as possible, please Aria must not know my whereabout, I'll be closing the mind link on my end. He gave me a fatherly hug before I parted ways with him. I then made my way to her father that's in our dungeon, he would know a lot more than he seemed to let on. I doused him in a